The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 24,884 - Dec 16 2009

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6 like nothing else THELION
6 showing yellow wee CHICKEN
6 where wild dog gobbles pieces up after bit of fish FINDING
Bearer of wine giving a service in church CARAFE
Communist movement? TROT
Elitist admitting western soprano dazzled SNOWBLIND
Get seaman ordered for Boy George, perhaps STAGENAME
Having backed horse, shame non-starter given total exposure NUDITY
He has the bottle to exploit isle MILKMAN
In the interests of man to cut fat back? BEHALF
In which beer is capital TUNIS
Lesser jobs returning Mexican food in French planes AVOCATIONS
Loud 6, not the first as 6 FANTASIA
McDonald's given foot, one gathered, on every strip in Florida MIAMIBEACH
My boss is working to become an inventor EDISON
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Partial 6 doctor put in the picture, OK to go on WHOFRAMED
Party laid on for knight GALAHAD
Paul's in a state — that's life! ANIMATION
Queen in decline without a cleaner FLANNEL
Raise some genial, educated girl ELAINE
Round sound? RING
See 1 down LITTLE
See 14 ROGER
See 14 RABBIT
See 16 Down KING
See 7 NEMO
Sport screened by covering feature in Chamonix, for example SKIRUN
Useless oaf Clinton cavorting with nun NONFUNCTIONAL
Why attention given to pudding in the distant past YEARSAGO